ISLAMABAD: (HRNW) A day after the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially declared China a malaria-free country, Pakistan felicitated the “all weather strategic cooperative partner” on achieving this milestone.
“Congratulations to Govt & people of China on ridding the country of Malaria as certified by WHO. From 30m cases annually in 1940 to eradicating mosquito-borne disease is indeed a great achievement. Good to see our “all weather strategic cooperative partner”achieve this milestone,” tweeted Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafiz Chaudhry.
Following a 70-year effort, China was awarded a malaria-free certification by the WHO – a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease annually in the 1940s.
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